Percy and I were up for about an hour after Chiron ordered everyone to bed. It took us a while to figure out the sleeping arrangements. Eventually we just agree on my sleeping in Tysons bed. Percy falls asleep a little while after we talk about the bonfire. I have a hard time sleeping and end up sneaking out of the cabin. I live on the grass by the cabin and stare at the stars.
I do this almost every night I'm at camp. The days at camp are like they nights; they pass in a blur. I do my morning activities with Percy, and occasionally Nico when he decides to join in. I usually hang out with Percy and Annabeth at lunch and the rest of our free time. Though sometimes Hayden 'kidnaps' me drags me away to judge the archery competitions him and his siblings have.
His siblings have started to call me Little Fish because Hayden almost never calls me Luna and I'm always around, so it just stuck. Tomorrow Percy and I are going to see our parents for the weekend. We're going to see his mom on Friday, my mom on Saturday, and then come back to camp on Sunday.
I hope I'll be able to sleep on the way or something because it's past two am and I cannot sleep at all. I sigh and sneak a look at Percy. I have to try not to laugh as I listen to him snore. I carefully climb out of my bunk and tip toe over to my little bag of things I had with me when Percy and Annabeth found me. I grab my iPod and headphones and make sure Percy is still asleep before I carefully open the cabin door.
I lie down on the grass, putting one of my playlists on shuffle. I close my eyes and get lost in the music. After a while I open my eyes and almost scream when I see a pair of bright blue eyes staring at me in the dark. Hayden puts his hand over my mouth before I scream and laughs softly. "You're cute when you're scared, Little Fish."
"Are you crazy or something?" I whisper shout, sitting up and looking down at him. Hayden shrugs, propping himself up on his elbow. "Why would you sneak up on me like that?"
"I technically didn't sneak up on you," he replies. "I walked up to you and when you didn't reply when I said your name, I noticed you were listening to music. I then lied down next to you and you still didn't notice me. Also, I was playing with your hair. You get really out of it, don't you?"
I can't help but blush. I noticed something messing with my hair, but it just felt so calming, I didn't think about who or what it was. "I get really lost in music sometimes, sorry," I reply. Hayden just grins and grabs one of my ear phones, putting it in his ear. He picks my iPod up from where it lays between us and starts to go through my music.
"My, my, Little Fish," he says after a moment, giving me that perfect smile again. "Who knew you had such a great taste in music? I totally had you pegged as a Taylor Swift fan or something." I roll my eyes at that.
"I don't hate her, I'm just not a big fan of her," I say. Hayden ignores my comment as he changes the music. I grin when I realize what song he's playing. "You like The Fray?" I ask as we lie on our backs, staring up at the stars.
"I love The Fray," Hayden replies. We smile at each other before we laugh. I have to put my hand over my mouth to keep quiet. "So, my dear Little Fish," he says once we stop laughing. "What are you doing out here so early in the morning? And didn't anyone tell you about the curfew? You could get in serious trouble."
"I have trouble sleeping," I say. "I don't really care about curfew; I'm not doing anything wrong, right? I'm just right outside of my cabin, so. But, what are you doing out here?"
Hayden smiles slightly as if my question amuses him. "I had a feeling I was supposed to come out here." I make a face as someone clears their throat. I reach out for Hayden and grab onto him, gripping his arm tightly. We both sit up to see a boy about the age of eighteen or so standing over us. He's tall, but I can't really get his height.
He also looks just like Hayden with his blonde hair and blue eyes. "Oh uh, Dad," Hayden says. I blush as Apollo smirks at us. I quickly let go of Hayden's arm and grab his hand when he offers to help me up. Hayden and I stand there awkwardly for a few moments before Hayden finally clears his throat. "What are you doing here? Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything but…."
"Oh, I'm supposed to tell you two to stick together," Apollo says. Hayden and I stare at him.
"You came all the way to Camp Half-Blood just to tell us to stick together? What does that even mean?" I ask, mentally dancing in my head when my voice comes out normal sounding. Apollo is, well, to say the least, attractive. I've never been good at talking to good looking people. Makes sense why all of Hayden and I's conversations are weird as hell.
"Yes," Apollo says, smiling at me. My heart beats faster. "But only because it is important. You two will need to stick together to help each other in the future. It is important for both of your survival."
"What do you mean it's important for our survival? Our survival of what? What's going on?" Hayden asks, frowning.
"I can't tell," Apollo replies. "That's the best I can do. But just remember, I'll help as much as I can. It was good to meet you, Luna Williams. Keep Hayden out of as much trouble as you can, please." I can't help but smile as I nod my head. Hayden blushes. Him and Apollo nod at each other before Hayden grabs my hand and turns me around.
"He's leaving," he tells me. "You can't see gods in their true form. It could kill us." I nod and squeeze Hayden's hand. When I know Apollo is gone, I speak.
"Do you see your dad often?" I ask. Hayden shrugs his shoulders, staring at our hands.
"I've seen him a few times, more than most demigods see their parents, but whatever. We should get you to sleep, you seem tired. We can talk about this in the morning," he says. I want to push him for more, but I don't. I just nod my head.
"At least you've meet your dad. You should get some sleep too," I say. I kiss Hayden's cheek and let go of his hand. "Goodnight, Hayden." I pick my iPod up off the ground and head back to the Poseidon cabin, carefully sneaking back in.
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